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Wow! That’s a bigger plane than I expected. It looks so out of place without an airport in the background. Is it bumpy landing on ice?

@brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @katebradbury.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social please spread the word, what an opportunity this would be for @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Is Billie Eilish's ‘Ocean Eyes’ actually all about scallops? We can’t confirm, but we’ll let you judge… 🌊

Find out all about those scallop eyes in this week’s Surprising Science 🐚👀

💔 Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Species like Bechstein’s bats & large blue butterflies rely on habitats that can’t be replaced once destroyed.

Without #Amendment130, they could vanish forever.

Tell your MP: keep this Amendment. Send your message now 👇
https://wtru.st/PIB-last-chance

Buff-tip moth clinging on to a small branch against a dark green background

Celebrate ‘the moth wonderful time of the year’ with @richardfoxbc.bsky.social 🦋🌙

In this free webinar, discover what makes these nighttime pollinators special, the threats they are facing and what we can do to help them.

Book here 👉 buff.ly/wm4bvfl

📷: Rob Blanken

#MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave

www.science.org/content/arti...

First Rachel Reeves has a pop and now they’re getting eaten by rats. Poor little guys can’t catch a break at the moment 🦇❤️

The North Pennines is England’s darkest mainland National Landscape. We get to see the Milky Way, Northern Lights and 2,000 stars. This satellite image depicts the best areas in blue. Keep it dark by being careful with external lighting. Nocturnal wildlife will also thank you. #NorthPennStarFest25

Today marks the start of over 30 amazing events happening in the North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2025. Family friendly activities to events for more experienced stargazers..
Please view the programme of events here - www.NorthPenninesStarFest.org
© Image Gary Lintern

North Pennines National Landscape: Peatland Project Support Officer advertised with CJS We are seeking to fill a Peatland Support Officer position to support the North Pennines National Landscape’s peatland work. This opportunity is ideal for candidates looking to make meaningful impact…

Peatland Project Support Officer with @NorthPennines.bsky.social full-time, fixed term position based in Stanhope c-js.uk/48C2UVI

Public feels positively about dead and decaying trees, finds new research - Forest Research Three-quarters of visitors felt neutral, happy, or very happy about a visible dead or decaying tree.

Site managers are often unsure how visitors perceive dead & decaying trees in the landscape.

📘 Full report: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/public-...

@nationaltrust.org.uk
@kneppwilding.bsky.social

Funded by Defra's #NatureforClimate

🥳 well done folks!

📢 We need to hear YOUR thoughts!

The public consultation on reintroducing white-tailed eagles to #Cumbria is open. 🦅

Share your views by responding to our online questionnaire by October 31st HERE ⬇️
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CWTEquestionnaire/

Please share this post as widely as possible! 💚

STRIPPED TEES: How Britain’s flagship ‘levelling up’ project turned into a scandalous giveaway. Read the eight-page special report in the new Private Eye, out now.

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FFS. What a tw*t.

Oyster “cubes” deployed to save UK’s underwater superhero | The Zoological Society of London Oyster “cubes” have been deployed off the North East coast of England, in a bid to restore the near-extinct native species to UK waters.

www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Northern parts of the UK may get a glimpse of the aurora during Tuesday night, primarily Scotland

Whilst details are uncertain, it could be worth looking to the northern skyline ✨

Blackening waxcap

FREE fungus events!🍄

Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?

Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!

Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk

#WaxcapWatch #Fungi

Calling all Crofters! We are delighted to be running our second in person FREE workshop for #Crofters on #amphibian and #reptile ID and habitat management. The workshop will run from 9.30am - 1pm on 11th October and we welcome you to join us for lunch afterwards. 👇
www.arc-trust.org/Ev...

Join us on 22 October for our next webinar where we will hear a round up of the UK Curlew breeding season. Please share with anyone who you feel may be interested in attending.

Tickets are available now:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-uk...

Our Classic Courses return for 2026! 🎉
Expert content, interactive activities + optional live webinars - all for £20 or less. Learn at your own pace.

🌳 Trees | 🐝 Bees | 🐦 Birds | 🕷️ Spiders | 🪲 Beetles …and more!
👉 Browse courses: buff.ly/YrQcJ49

Red Arrows spelling a rude word in the sky

It's incredible how close the Red Arrows fly together, must take nerves of steel

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.

Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.”

Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris

When you're enjoying your weekend, then Monday creeps up on you out of nowhere 😄

Thank you to Ginny Murphy (@GinnyM63 on Instagram) for sharing this video of a polecat visitor to her garden, up on the Solway Coast.

Have you ever spotted a polecat?

We're looking for a Development Officer to join the team on our Wilder Hadrian's Wall project with @northwildlife.bsky.social! Drive nature's recovery at landscape scale along the Hadrian's Wall corridor.

Info 👇
https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/wilder-hadrians-wall-development-officer

Two Hen Harrier chicks calling and looking at the camera

When four breeding male Hen Harriers suspiciously disappeared from nests in May, two from RSPB Geltsdale and two from the Forest of Bowland, it was clear the females would struggle to raise their chicks alone.

The odds were bleak.

If you've ever wanted to be nose to nose with a red squirrel, here's your (virtual) opportunity 😄

Big thanks to Cumbria Wildlife Trust member, Paul Rayney, for sending us this video, filmed near Shap.

#Cumbria #RedSquirrel

Sooooooo cute! 🥰

Butterfly enthusiasts in Scotland and Northern England - we are pioneering a new monitoring method for the Northern Brown Argus - egg counts.

Join this online workshop on June 10th to find our more and get involved - butterfly-conservation.org/events/north...

📷 : Peter Eeles

Donated ❤️ best of luck

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Impact assessment Impact assessment relating to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

The governments own impact assessment of the planning and infrastructure bill concludes that there is no significant evidence that environmental legislation is a barrier to development www.gov.uk/government/p...